{"id":71,"date":"2018-07-05T11:34:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2025-11-10T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T19:44:56","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fit-video\">\n<div class=\"arve wp-block-nextgenthemes-arve\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"vimeo\" id=\"arve-vimeo-1036065947698216e684d11345701533\" style=\"max-width:1366px;\">\n<span class=\"arve-inner\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 683 \/ 384\"><br \/>\n<span class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.222548%\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" data-arve=\"arve-vimeo-1036065947698216e684d11345701533\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1036065947?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;html5=1&amp;title=1&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;autoplay=0#t=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"768\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1036065947?dnt=1&#038;app_id=122963&#038;html5=1&#038;title=1&#038;byline=0&#038;portrait=0&#038;autoplay=0#t=0\" width=\"1366\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/m-a-i.qc.ca\\\/en\\\/about\\\/#arve-vimeo-1036065947698216e684d11345701533\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/player.vimeo.com\\\/video\\\/1036065947?dnt=1&app_id=122963&html5=1&title=1&byline=0&portrait=0&autoplay=0#t=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Neither an institution nor an artist-run centre, MAI is often referred to as that <i>strange beast <\/i>for its multifaceted modus operandi and mandate specificity: an inclusionary, pluricultural, pluridisciplinary presenter also operating an artist-driven mentorship program, and the conveyor of an annual community exchange\/public development program entitled <i>Public +<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a class=\"theme_button\" href=\"https:\/\/m-a-i.tuxedobillet.com\/main\/don\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advocating for, and in support of the development, creation, presentation and promotion of intercultural arts (hybrids created through a blending of forms, genres, styles, disciplines and languages) for diversified audiences; offering programs that catalyze conversations about intercultural, intergenerational, interdisciplinary arts, and accompanying themes; promoting community and intercultural exchange <i>along lines of gender, race, class, ability, sexual orientation, religion, age, language or other such sectarian axes of identity, <\/i>marked and unmarked. In other words, the MAI is a space where dualities and pluralities are bridged. The ultimate goal is that MAI&#8217;s programming and public development\/community exchange activities champion inclusiveness, offering a differing version of what \u2018us\u2019 looks like; of being home to artists for whom showing their culture while in conversation with another\u2019s is an imperative.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">MAI is a PRESENTER<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">MAI is an ACCOMPLICE<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">MAI is a CENTRE FOR EXCHANGE<\/h2>\n<p>MAI remains distinct, its mandate innovative, having garnered a solid reputation as a presenter, mentor and as a centre for dialogue and exchange as pertaining to cultural and racial diversity, and to hybrid, convergent forms, a leader in inciting an ever-evolving dialogue not just on intercultural art practice but also on the very essence of art and on the conditions that ensure its continued growth and self-renewal.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Neither an institution nor an artist-run centre, MAI is often referred to as that strange beast for its multifaceted modus operandi and mandate specificity: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1190,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About &mdash; MAI | Montr\u00e9al, arts interculturels<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About &mdash; MAI | Montr\u00e9al, arts interculturels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Neither an institution nor an artist-run centre, MAI is often referred to as that strange beast for its multifaceted modus operandi and mandate specificity: [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MAI | Montr\u00e9al, arts interculturels\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/mtlartsinter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-10T19:44:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/AishaSashaJohn_about.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1680\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"807\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mtlartsinter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/\",\"name\":\"About &mdash; MAI | Montr\u00e9al, arts interculturels\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-07-05T15:34:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-10T19:44:56+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/about\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"about\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.m-a-i.qc.ca\/en\/\",\"name\":\"MAI | Montr\u00e9al, arts interculturels\",\"description\":\"La perle des arts interculturels au c\u0153ur de Montr\u00e9al. 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